District 1 is now the Southeast Community Organization!
In 2020, our district council adopted a new name! This name better represents who we are and our community members.
The Southeast Community Organization is your connection to city and county officials. We guide you to local government resources and keep you informed of issues that arise in our neighborhoods. In collaboration with community members in our district, we address issues around business development, the environment, parks, transportation, safety, housing and other matters. We work with you to help you build relationships with your neighbors and create the kind of community you would like to see.
In 2020, our district council adopted a new name! This name better represents who we are and our community members.
The Southeast Community Organization is your connection to city and county officials. We guide you to local government resources and keep you informed of issues that arise in our neighborhoods. In collaboration with community members in our district, we address issues around business development, the environment, parks, transportation, safety, housing and other matters. We work with you to help you build relationships with your neighbors and create the kind of community you would like to see.
Join our Board of Directors
Board members weigh in on community issues, drive new work, and help make decisions that affect the 23,000+ residents in our district. You attend 10 board meetings a year, serve on a committee, and volunteer to help table at community events.
Elections are in April, 2022. Find the online application here: forms.gle/3MgQp5BDmsQbMp1w6
Want to learn more or discuss a concern? Schedule a meeting with our Executive Director, Betsy Mowry Voss here: https://calendly.com/betsy-76
Board members weigh in on community issues, drive new work, and help make decisions that affect the 23,000+ residents in our district. You attend 10 board meetings a year, serve on a committee, and volunteer to help table at community events.
Elections are in April, 2022. Find the online application here: forms.gle/3MgQp5BDmsQbMp1w6
Want to learn more or discuss a concern? Schedule a meeting with our Executive Director, Betsy Mowry Voss here: https://calendly.com/betsy-76
Please Donate to a Southeast Family in Need
Link to donate: https://www.givemn.org/story/0uejvf
On October 4, a shooting took place outside a local apartment complex in our district near McKnight Road. Three apartments were impacted by bullets which punctured the walls and hit water lines.
Three families were forced to relocated and we have been told their leases have been terminated altogether. One family with three young children and one on the way, and an elder with mobility issues, was forced to move to a shelter. There is a severe affordable housing shortage already, and very few rentals take section 8 vouchers that help with rent.
We are working with Councilmember Jane Prince to explore potential housing for this family. In the meantime, our hope is to raise enough money to give to the family to potentially find temporary safe housing such as at a live-in hotel. Funds may also be used for anything they need during this time of stress.
All funds will go directly to the family without our organization taking administrative fees. Please consider paying processing fees via GiveMN if you donate. If you prefer to pay with a check, it can be mailed to our office at Southeast Community Organization, 2105 1/2 Old Hudson Road, St. Paul, MN 55119. If you with to donate cash, please contact us top arrange a drop-off time.
We will do our best to keep folks informed of the status of the family. Thank you!
Link to donate: https://www.givemn.org/story/0uejvf
On October 4, a shooting took place outside a local apartment complex in our district near McKnight Road. Three apartments were impacted by bullets which punctured the walls and hit water lines.
Three families were forced to relocated and we have been told their leases have been terminated altogether. One family with three young children and one on the way, and an elder with mobility issues, was forced to move to a shelter. There is a severe affordable housing shortage already, and very few rentals take section 8 vouchers that help with rent.
We are working with Councilmember Jane Prince to explore potential housing for this family. In the meantime, our hope is to raise enough money to give to the family to potentially find temporary safe housing such as at a live-in hotel. Funds may also be used for anything they need during this time of stress.
All funds will go directly to the family without our organization taking administrative fees. Please consider paying processing fees via GiveMN if you donate. If you prefer to pay with a check, it can be mailed to our office at Southeast Community Organization, 2105 1/2 Old Hudson Road, St. Paul, MN 55119. If you with to donate cash, please contact us top arrange a drop-off time.
We will do our best to keep folks informed of the status of the family. Thank you!